Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is nearly upon us, and director J.J. Abrams and his cast has revealed intriguing new tidbits about the final film in the Skywalker Saga. A new Entertainment Weekly feature teases major new revelations about the age-old war between the Jedi and Sith and how Emperor Palpatine's surprise return is the culmination of that war.
“This has been a very long chess match that’s been played between the Jedi and the Sith — all the way back to the very beginning,” Oscar Issac said. “It’s an amazing thing to see that really come to the forefront.”
As EW notes, the return of Palpatine and the continued importance of Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker (who presumably appears in Force Ghost form in Episode IX) raises new questions about the nature of death in the Star Wars universe. What happens when Jedi and Sith die? How do they return as Force Ghosts, and what can they do to affect the world of the living? Abrams himself is remaining purposely mum, only telling EW “That’s probably best answered by not answering it.”
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“This has been a very long chess match that’s been played between the Jedi and the Sith — all the way back to the very beginning,” Oscar Issac said. “It’s an amazing thing to see that really come to the forefront.”
As EW notes, the return of Palpatine and the continued importance of Mark Hamill's Luke Skywalker (who presumably appears in Force Ghost form in Episode IX) raises new questions about the nature of death in the Star Wars universe. What happens when Jedi and Sith die? How do they return as Force Ghosts, and what can they do to affect the world of the living? Abrams himself is remaining purposely mum, only telling EW “That’s probably best answered by not answering it.”
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